NORMAN — Not long after linebacker Curtis Lofton finished the 40-yard dash during Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday, an NFL scout approached him.
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"You made yourself a lot of money today,” the scout said.
Lofton assuaged the concerns of the more than 50 scouts from 29 NFL teams on hand by running a 40-time in 4.67 seconds — a tenth of a second better than his showing at the NFL Scouting Combine last month.
"I felt like I did OK,” Lofton said. "I definitely feel like I can run a little better, so I'm not satisfied. But it was fine.”
Lofton joined 13 other OU players eligible for the draft — along with former Sooner quarterback Tommy Grady, who transferred to Utah just before his redshirt sophomore season — to test in different drills at the Everest Indoor Training Center.
Lofton is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL Draft after earning Big 12 defensive player of the year honors last year.
Lofton hurt his draft stock at the combine by running a disappointing 4.77 40-time.
But at pro day, he redeemed himself with a much better performance.
"NFL teams will look at the numbers a little bit,” Lofton said. "Overall, I don't test well. But when they turn on the game film, I don't think anyone is going to play as fast as me.”
Neither wide receiver Malcolm Kelly nor defensive back Reggie Smith, both first-round hopefuls, participated at pro day.
Kelly, who strained his quad before the Fiesta Bowl, said he's just now 100-percent healthy.
Smith is still recovering from a broken big toe he suffered during the Big 12 Championship against Missouri.
Both players are planning to hold a personal workout together in front of scouts April 9 at the Everest Center.
"You can't get drafted high unless you work out,” said Kelly, who did attend pro day to meet with scouts and watch his former teammates. "That's going to be pretty important.”
With an impressive workout, Kelly could go as high as No. 11 overall to the Buffalo Bills, who are in the market for a big, physical wide receiver.
"I would not complain about that,” Kelly said.
Running back Allen Patrick, cornerback Marcus Walker and linebacker Lewis Baker all probably improved their draft stocks, too, with strong performances in the speed and agility drills.
Despite suffering an MCL sprain in his knee during January's East-West Shrine Game, Patrick ran a 4.55 40-time and reached 36 inches in the vertical jump and 10 feet in the broad jump.
He also bench pressed 225 pounds 17 times and looked good catching the ball out of the backfield during position drills.
"I think I did pretty good under my knee circumstance,” Patrick said. "I didn't have time to work on the drills ahead of time like everybody else (because of the knee) but I felt pretty good.”
Patrick said he will continue to strengthen his knee and plans to work out again with Kelly and Smith on April 9.
Walker had the best measurements in the vertical jump (37 inches) and broad jump (10 feet) and the best time in the short shuttle (4.17 seconds)
Baker, who wasn't invited to the combine, posted the top times in the three-cone drill (6.88 seconds) and long shuttle (11.22) and had the second-best time in the short shuttle (4.22).
"Today was my day,” said Baker, who is being looked at by scouts as a special teams player. "I put in a lot of work and did everything I could to be ready for this. I can only ask for an opportunity and a chance. That's all I need."
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NORMAN — Not long after linebacker Curtis Lofton finished the 40-yard dash during Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday, an NFL scout approached him.
"You made yourself a lot of money today,” the scout said.
Lofton assuaged the concerns of the more than 50 scouts from 29 NFL teams on hand by running a 40-time in 4.67 seconds — a tenth of a second better than his showing at the NFL Scouting Combine last month.
"I felt like I did OK,” Lofton said. "I definitely feel like I can run a little better, so I'm not satisfied. But it was fine.”
Lofton joined 13 other OU players eligible for the draft — along with former Sooner quarterback Tommy Grady, who transferred to Utah just before his redshirt sophomore season — to test in different drills at the Everest Indoor Training Center.
Lofton is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL Draft after earning Big 12 defensive player of the year honors last year.
Lofton hurt his draft stock at the combine by running a disappointing 4.77 40-time.
But at pro day, he redeemed himself with a much better performance.
"NFL teams will look at the numbers a little bit,” Lofton said. "Overall, I don't test well. But when they turn on the game film, I don't think anyone is going to play as fast as me.”
Neither wide receiver Malcolm Kelly nor defensive back Reggie Smith, both first-round hopefuls, participated at pro day.
Kelly, who strained his quad before the Fiesta Bowl, said he's just now 100-percent healthy.
Smith is still recovering from a broken big toe he suffered during the Big 12 Championship against Missouri.
Both players are planning to hold a personal workout together in front of scouts April 9 at the Everest Center.
"You can't get drafted high unless you work out,” said Kelly, who did attend pro day to meet with scouts and watch his former teammates. "That's going to be pretty important.”
With an impressive workout, Kelly could go as high as No. 11 overall to the Buffalo Bills, who are in the market for a big, physical wide receiver.
"I would not complain about that,” Kelly said.
Running back Allen Patrick, cornerback Marcus Walker and linebacker Lewis Baker all probably improved their draft stocks, too, with strong performances in the speed and agility drills.
Despite suffering an MCL sprain in his knee during January's East-West Shrine Game, Patrick ran a 4.55 40-time and reached 36 inches in the vertical jump and 10 feet in the broad jump.
He also bench pressed 225 pounds 17 times and looked good catching the ball out of the backfield during position drills.
"I think I did pretty good under my knee circumstance,” Patrick said. "I didn't have time to work on the drills ahead of time like everybody else (because of the knee) but I felt pretty good.”
Patrick said he will continue to strengthen his knee and plans to work out again with Kelly and Smith on April 9.
Walker had the best measurements in the vertical jump (37 inches) and broad jump (10 feet) and the best time in the short shuttle (4.17 seconds)
Baker, who wasn't invited to the combine, posted the top times in the three-cone drill (6.88 seconds) and long shuttle (11.22) and had the second-best time in the short shuttle (4.22).
"Today was my day,” said Baker, who is being looked at by scouts as a special teams player...because he has no clue how to play the game of football. Great athlete though. Thanks for all the busts Venables.
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NORMAN — Not long after linebacker Curtis Lofton finished the 40-yard dash during Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday, an NFL scout approached him.
"You made yourself a lot of money today,” the scout said.
Lofton assuaged the concerns of the more than 50 scouts from 29 NFL teams on hand by running a 40-time in 4.67 seconds — a tenth of a second better than his showing at the NFL Scouting Combine last month.
"I felt like I did OK,” Lofton said. "I definitely feel like I can run a little better, so I'm not satisfied. But it was fine.”
Lofton joined 13 other OU players eligible for the draft — along with former Sooner quarterback Tommy Grady, who transferred to Utah just before his redshirt sophomore season — to test in different drills at the Everest Indoor Training Center.
Lofton is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL Draft after earning Big 12 defensive player of the year honors last year.
Lofton hurt his draft stock at the combine by running a disappointing 4.77 40-time.
But at pro day, he redeemed himself with a much better performance.
"NFL teams will look at the numbers a little bit,” Lofton said. "Overall, I don't test well. But when they turn on the game film, I don't think anyone is going to play as fast as me.”
Neither wide receiver Malcolm Kelly nor defensive back Reggie Smith, both first-round hopefuls, participated at pro day.
Kelly, who strained his quad before the Fiesta Bowl, said he's just now 100-percent healthy.
Smith is still recovering from a broken big toe he suffered during the Big 12 Championship against Missouri.
Both players are planning to hold a personal workout together in front of scouts April 9 at the Everest Center.
"You can't get drafted high unless you work out,” said Kelly, who did attend pro day to meet with scouts and watch his former teammates. "That's going to be pretty important.”
With an impressive workout, Kelly could go as high as No. 11 overall to the Buffalo Bills, who are in the market for a big, physical wide receiver.
"I would not complain about that,” Kelly said.
Running back Allen Patrick, cornerback Marcus Walker and linebacker Lewis Baker all probably improved their draft stocks, too, with strong performances in the speed and agility drills.
Despite suffering an MCL sprain in his knee during January's East-West Shrine Game, Patrick ran a 4.55 40-time and reached 36 inches in the vertical jump and 10 feet in the broad jump.
He also bench pressed 225 pounds 17 times and looked good catching the ball out of the backfield during position drills.
"I think I did pretty good under my knee circumstance,” Patrick said. "I didn't have time to work on the drills ahead of time like everybody else (because of the knee) but I felt pretty good.”
Patrick said he will continue to strengthen his knee and plans to work out again with Kelly and Smith on April 9.
Walker had the best measurements in the vertical jump (37 inches) and broad jump (10 feet) and the best time in the short shuttle (4.17 seconds)
Baker, who wasn't invited to the combine, posted the top times in the three-cone drill (6.88 seconds) and long shuttle (11.22) and had the second-best time in the short shuttle (4.22).
"Today was my day,” said Baker, who is being looked at by scouts as a special teams player...because he has no clue how to play the game of football. Great athlete though. Thanks for all the busts Venables.
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NORMAN — Not long after linebacker Curtis Lofton finished the 40-yard dash during Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday, an NFL scout approached him.
"You made yourself a lot of money today,” the scout said.
Lofton assuaged the concerns of the more than 50 scouts from 29 NFL teams on hand by running a 40-time in 4.67 seconds — a tenth of a second better than his showing at the NFL Scouting Combine last month.
"I felt like I did OK,” Lofton said. "I definitely feel like I can run a little better, so I'm not satisfied. But it was fine.”
Lofton joined 13 other OU players eligible for the draft — along with former Sooner quarterback Tommy Grady, who transferred to Utah just before his redshirt sophomore season — to test in different drills at the Everest Indoor Training Center.
Lofton is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL Draft after earning Big 12 defensive player of the year honors last year.
Lofton hurt his draft stock at the combine by running a disappointing 4.77 40-time.
But at pro day, he redeemed himself with a much better performance.
"NFL teams will look at the numbers a little bit,” Lofton said. "Overall, I don't test well. But when they turn on the game film, I don't think anyone is going to play as fast as me.”
Neither wide receiver Malcolm Kelly nor defensive back Reggie Smith, both first-round hopefuls, participated at pro day.
Kelly, who strained his quad before the Fiesta Bowl, said he's just now 100-percent healthy.
Smith is still recovering from a broken big toe he suffered during the Big 12 Championship against Missouri.
Both players are planning to hold a personal workout together in front of scouts April 9 at the Everest Center.
"You can't get drafted high unless you work out,” said Kelly, who did attend pro day to meet with scouts and watch his former teammates. "That's going to be pretty important.”
With an impressive workout, Kelly could go as high as No. 11 overall to the Buffalo Bills, who are in the market for a big, physical wide receiver.
"I would not complain about that,” Kelly said.
Running back Allen Patrick, cornerback Marcus Walker and linebacker Lewis Baker all probably improved their draft stocks, too, with strong performances in the speed and agility drills.
Despite suffering an MCL sprain in his knee during January's East-West Shrine Game, Patrick ran a 4.55 40-time and reached 36 inches in the vertical jump and 10 feet in the broad jump.
He also bench pressed 225 pounds 17 times and looked good catching the ball out of the backfield during position drills.
"I think I did pretty good under my knee circumstance,” Patrick said. "I didn't have time to work on the drills ahead of time like everybody else (because of the knee) but I felt pretty good.”
Patrick said he will continue to strengthen his knee and plans to work out again with Kelly and Smith on April 9.
Walker had the best measurements in the vertical jump (37 inches) and broad jump (10 feet) and the best time in the short shuttle (4.17 seconds)
Baker, who wasn't invited to the combine, posted the top times in the three-cone drill (6.88 seconds) and long shuttle (11.22) and had the second-best time in the short shuttle (4.22).
"Today was my day,” said Baker, who is being looked at by scouts as a special teams player...because he has no clue how to play the game of football. Great athlete though. Thanks for all the busts Venables.
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NORMAN — Not long after linebacker Curtis Lofton finished the 40-yard dash during Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday, an NFL scout approached him.
"You made yourself a lot of money today,” the scout said.
Lofton assuaged the concerns of the more than 50 scouts from 29 NFL teams on hand by running a 40-time in 4.67 seconds — a tenth of a second better than his showing at the NFL Scouting Combine last month.
"I felt like I did OK,” Lofton said. "I definitely feel like I can run a little better, so I'm not satisfied. But it was fine.”
Lofton joined 13 other OU players eligible for the draft — along with former Sooner quarterback Tommy Grady, who transferred to Utah just before his redshirt sophomore season — to test in different drills at the Everest Indoor Training Center.
Lofton is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL Draft after earning Big 12 defensive player of the year honors last year.
Lofton hurt his draft stock at the combine by running a disappointing 4.77 40-time.
But at pro day, he redeemed himself with a much better performance.
"NFL teams will look at the numbers a little bit,” Lofton said. "Overall, I don't test well. But when they turn on the game film, I don't think anyone is going to play as fast as me.”
Neither wide receiver Malcolm Kelly nor defensive back Reggie Smith, both first-round hopefuls, participated at pro day.
Kelly, who strained his quad before the Fiesta Bowl, said he's just now 100-percent healthy.
Smith is still recovering from a broken big toe he suffered during the Big 12 Championship against Missouri.
Both players are planning to hold a personal workout together in front of scouts April 9 at the Everest Center.
"You can't get drafted high unless you work out,” said Kelly, who did attend pro day to meet with scouts and watch his former teammates. "That's going to be pretty important.”
With an impressive workout, Kelly could go as high as No. 11 overall to the Buffalo Bills, who are in the market for a big, physical wide receiver.
"I would not complain about that,” Kelly said.
Running back Allen Patrick, cornerback Marcus Walker and linebacker Lewis Baker all probably improved their draft stocks, too, with strong performances in the speed and agility drills.
Despite suffering an MCL sprain in his knee during January's East-West Shrine Game, Patrick ran a 4.55 40-time and reached 36 inches in the vertical jump and 10 feet in the broad jump.
He also bench pressed 225 pounds 17 times and looked good catching the ball out of the backfield during position drills.
"I think I did pretty good under my knee circumstance,” Patrick said. "I didn't have time to work on the drills ahead of time like everybody else (because of the knee) but I felt pretty good.”
Patrick said he will continue to strengthen his knee and plans to work out again with Kelly and Smith on April 9.
Walker had the best measurements in the vertical jump (37 inches) and broad jump (10 feet) and the best time in the short shuttle (4.17 seconds)
Baker, who wasn't invited to the combine, posted the top times in the three-cone drill (6.88 seconds) and long shuttle (11.22) and had the second-best time in the short shuttle (4.22).
"Today was my day,” said Baker, who is being looked at by scouts as a special teams player...because he has no clue how to play the game of football. Great athlete though. Thanks for all the busts Venables.